His government Donald Trump has not made any concession to Russia and Vladimir PutinUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio was clear.
The American Foreign Minister responded in this way In the fire that Donald Trump receives and his government on the policy pursued for the war in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin.
«Did not receive the slightest concession“Rubio said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the US Foreign Minister’s hearing on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Senator Jean Sahin asked Rubio For government policies against Moscowwith Sahin saying that The Russian president seeks to “save time” in the absence of American pressure or new sanctionssuch as those adopted by the European Union today.
US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a phone call yesterday (19/05/2025), with no tangible resultsalthough Trump said Russians and Ukrainians would start negotiations for a ceasefire.
The head of US diplomacy noted that Trump does not want to impose new sanctions on Russia because “He believes that at the moment, if he starts threatening with sanctions, the Russians will stop the conversations And it is useful to be able to talk to them and push them to come to the negotiating table. “
“If, indeed, it is clear that the Russians are not interested in a peacekeeping agreement and just want to continue the war, we may well reach them,” he said.
At the same time, he denied any perception that Washington no longer helps Ukraine, saying that Ukrainians basically demand “anti -aircraft defense systems, Patriot units, which, honestly, do not have, but we are working closely with our allies in NATO” to grant them.
While Rubio was talking to the Senate Committee, Trump left open the possibility of new sanctions against Russia.
“We look a lot, but we’ll see,” the US president told reporters.
The EU today approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at the new tanker ghosts of Russia’s shadow fleet that help Moscow to bypass sanctions affecting Russian oil exports.
And Britain has announced today’s large -scale sanctions targeted by Russia’s military, energy and financial sector, intensifying its pressure on Moscow for the War in Ukraine.